On The Cover: Pilots using a view-limiting device is a familiar sight to instrument students and those who have earned the rating. It's a rite of passage but also an ongoing tool if we don't have ...

Are old-school navigation aids such as this still worth mastering?

Before Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs), pilots relied on paper instrument approach charts from either Jeppesen or National Ocean Service (NOS), each presenting information with distinct layouts and ...

If a flight department acquires a helicopter, it will try to find as many ways as it can to make the aircraft pay for itself. If the company is sited so that an access helipad is practical and the ...

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is awaiting a new solution from Rockwell Collins that will rectify previous issues with the software database of instrument approaches. NBAA said it ...

The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is considering the implementation of the wider availability of instrument-based approach procedures at smaller airports throughout Britain. On Tuesday, Nov. 5 ...

Earning an instrument and a type rating today still demands the applicant successfully fly a circling approach. Despite the FAA’s recent Advisory Circular (AC) 120-123 calling for an increased focus ...